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Ex-ante evaluation of the economic potential of herbicide coated maize seed in the control of striga weed in Western Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This study was motivated by the need to find out whether the farmers could increase their
maize production and profits through Striga control using herbicide-coated maize seed
technology. The major objective was to ...
Software acquisition guidelines: The case of Kenyan private organizations and government institutions
(2004)
Software acquisition IS an everyday reality for individuals and corporate
organizations. Unlike most capital investments, software quickly becomes a liability,
regardless of the initial presentation of facility. The ...
Support Vector And Relevance Vector Machines: A Comparison And Their Use For Data Reduction
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
Most machine learning algorithms suffer from the problems of over-fitting, complexity in
terms of computational time and memory storage due large training sets sizes. Two recent
kernel methods that have been developed ...
Utilization of harzadous industrial alumina and iron wastes in the cement manufacturing process
(2004)
This research was conducted with a major aim of improving cement raw material mineralogical composition; hence produce affordable and better quality cement.
Limestone is a major component in the cement manufacturing ...
The role of civil society in conflict management: a case study of the Catholic Church in the 1994 Rwanda genocide
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
The Third World In general and Africa have witnessed some of the most
violent conflicts SInce their independence. In Africa, these conflicts have
claimed the lives of millions leaving many others as displaced people ...
The effectiveness of board of governors in recruitment of teachers in public secondary schools in Taita-Taveta District, Kenya
(2004)
In Kenya before independence teachers were employed by different
missionary agencies to teach and help in spreading the word of God to the
"natives". Each missionary agency had its own terms and condition of
service. ...
Effectiveness of implementation of staffing policies on deployment of teachers by teachers service commission
(2004)
The major determinant of an organization success today in the changing
and turbulent environment is the successful implementation of policies. TSC
cannot be left out of this major effort. It must follow the critical path ...
Factors that affect management of early childhood development centres in Thika district, Kenya
(2004)
Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a critical stage that determines the future of a
child. Brain research has been cited for the importance of young children's success to
quality care and education from the earliest ...
Finance-growth nexus in Kenya
(2004-09)
Financial institutions by collecting and analyzing information from many potential Investors, channel invertible funds to the investment activities that yield the highest returns and this allows the projects to be undertaken ...
An investigation in to the factors which influence enrollment, participation, transition and completion rates in secondary Schools in West Pokot District
(University of Nairobi, 2004)
This study was a survey of the enrolment, participation, transition and completion rates in secondary schools in West Pokot District.
The objectives of this study were to:
(i) Explore the level ...